Pathanamthitta: ‘Chamanthi’ (chutney) is one of the favourite dish of Keralites. Varieties of Chamanthi were reintroduced at ‘Chamanthi Fest’ to allure foodies here.

All participants at the fest took effort to serve the traditional taste of chamanthi by preparing it in a traditional way. They used the traditional grind stone called ‘Ammikkallu’ replacing the modern mixer grinder.

The spicy Coconut chammanthi, sour-sweet flavoured mango chamanthi, Adachatti chamanthi with Kanthari Mulaku (Bird’s eye chilli) and onion and many varieties were prepared and displayed at the fest. Tomato chamanthi and Tonika chamanthi were the two main attractions at the fest.

The fest was organised by Prakrithi Jeevana samithi-Sarvodaya mandalam at Pathanamthitta town hall. It was organised to reintroduce the traditional dishes which are not subject to any kind of adulteration. The fest also aims to curb the fast food culture among the public by encouraging consumption of traditional food.